Trastuzumab emtansine versus capecitabine plus lapatinib in patients with previously treated HER2-positive advanced breast cancer (EMILIA): a descriptive analysis of final overall survival results from a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial
Diéras V, Miles D, Verma S, Pegram M, Welslau M, Baselga J, Krop IE, Blackwell K, Hoersch S, Xu J, Green M, Gianni L. Trastuzumab emtansine versus capecitabine plus lapatinib in patients with previously treated HER2-positive advanced breast cancer (EMILIA): a descriptive analysis of final overall survival results from a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. The Lancet Oncology 2017, 18: 732-742. PMID: 28526536, PMCID: PMC5531181, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(17)30312-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdo-Trastuzumab EmtansineAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnemiaAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAspartate AminotransferasesBreast NeoplasmsBreast Neoplasms, MaleBridged-Ring CompoundsCapecitabineDiarrheaDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHand-Foot SyndromeHumansLapatinibMaleMaytansineMiddle AgedQuinazolinesReceptor, ErbB-2Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid TumorsRetreatmentSurvival RateTaxoidsThrombocytopeniaTrastuzumabVomitingYoung AdultConceptsWorse adverse eventsMetastatic breast cancerHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerInterim overall survival analysisProgression-free survivalOverall survival dataTrastuzumab emtansineOverall survivalAdverse eventsOverall survival analysisBreast cancerGrade 3Safety profileHER2-positive advanced breast cancerSurvival analysisFinal overall survival dataFinal overall survival resultsPalmar-plantar erythrodysaesthesia syndromeCoprimary efficacy endpointsFinal overall survivalPrevious chemotherapy regimensMedian overall survivalAdvanced breast cancerPhase 3 trialStudy drug discontinuation